With the State of the Union Address taking the time slots for the TV shows, it was a night full of Barak Obama addressing the American people all about what changes are coming. As for the other shows that got a chance to air, NCIS was the breadwinner in this equation with 12.3 Million people tuning in. That is 5 Million or more then the State of the Union Address! Other shows didn’t do so well with it only reaching single digits in the millions. The ratings for Tuesday, January 24, 2012 are:
ABC
State of the Union Address (9:00 PM)……….....................…..5.99m total viewers, 1.5m 18-49, 4% Share
State of the Union Address (10:00 PM)…..........................….5.89m total viewers, 1.4m 18-49, 3% Share
Modern Family (10:30 PM)………...............................………….3.77m total viewers, 1.0m 18-49, 3% Share
Last Man Standing (8:30 PM)………….............................……..5.23m total viewers, 1.4m 18-49, 4% Share
Last Man Standing (8:00 PM)…….............................………….5.53m total viewers, 1.4m 18-49, 4% Share
CBS
State of the Union Address (9:00 PM)…..........................……7.43m total viewers, 1.5m 18-49, 4% Share
State of the Union Address (10:00 PM)……...........................6.46m total viewers, 1.4m 18-49, 3% Share
NCIS (8:00 PM)…………………..................................………….12.37m total viewers, 2.0m 18-49, 5% Share
Big Bang Theory (10:30 PM)…………...............................……4.29m total viewers, 1.0m 18-49, 3% Share
NBC
State of the Union Address (9:00 PM)……..........................…7.19m total viewers, 2.0m 18-49, 5% Share
Biggest Loser (8:00 PM)……………..............……..................….6.32m total viewers, 2.1m 18-49, 6% Share
State of the Union Coverage (10:30 PM)…........................…5.26m total viewers, 1.2m 18-49, 3% Share
State of the Union Address (10:00 PM)……...........................7.01m total viewers, 1.9m 18-49, 5% Share
FOX
American Idol (8:00 PM)………................................……………9.51m total viewers, 3.3m 18-49, 9% Share
State of the Union Address (9:00 PM)…..........................……5.32m total viewers, 1.8m 18-49, 4% Share
CW
Remodeled (9:00 PM)……………………….................................0.94m total viewers, 0.4m 18-49, 1% Share
90210 (8:00 PM)……………….................................…………….1.28m total viewers, 0.7m 18-49, 2% Share
That is it for the ratings. Not much thanks to the State of the Union that not everyone bothered to watch. What do you think? Did you watch the address? Was it good?
Source: Nielson Media